A car is travelling at 85 km/h and collides with a tree.
The front of the car compresses and driver (mass 90kg) comes to rest after travelling 0.8 m.
What is the average acceleration of the driver during the collision?
& what is the average force the driver is subjected to?
Thanks
The front of the car compresses and driver (mass 90kg) comes to rest after travelling 0.8 m.
What is the average acceleration of the driver during the collision?
& what is the average force the driver is subjected to?
Thanks
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first convert the speeds to m/s
85 * 1000 / 3600 = 23.6 m/s
Now there are several ways
V^2 = 2 a s
so a = V^2 / (2s) = 23.6^2 /(2* 0.8) = 348 m/s^2
And of course F = ma = 90 * 348 which equates to 31.3 kN
85 * 1000 / 3600 = 23.6 m/s
Now there are several ways
V^2 = 2 a s
so a = V^2 / (2s) = 23.6^2 /(2* 0.8) = 348 m/s^2
And of course F = ma = 90 * 348 which equates to 31.3 kN